Where does “crib” come from?

crib (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh crib, from Old Welsh crip, from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā — furrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary.

crib (Welsh): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “crib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcrib—
2Old Welshcrip—
3Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary

Words derived from “crib”

Every word from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā →Every word from Old Welsh crip →Every word from Middle Welsh crib →